On This Day — June 10

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 10 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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54 events · 208 births · 117 deaths recorded for June 10.

🕰️ Notable Events on June 10

2016 — Former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie is fatally shot in Orlando, Florida following a concert; she died from her injuries at the age of 22. Wikipedia ↗
2003 — The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Wikipedia ↗
2002 — The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa. Wikipedia ↗
1999 — Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo. Wikipedia ↗
1997 — Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members. Wikipedia ↗
1996 — Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities Wikipedia ↗
1980 — The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. Wikipedia ↗
1977 — James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire. Wikipedia ↗
1964 — United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. Wikipedia ↗
1957 — John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the Canadian federal election, 1957, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government. Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Saab produces its first automobile. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932. Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. Wikipedia ↗
1918 — The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel. Wikipedia ↗
1916 — The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Wikipedia ↗
1898 — Spanish-American War: U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
1886 — Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak. Wikipedia ↗
1878 — League of Prizren is established, to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Greece. Wikipedia ↗
1871 — Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 US Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1854 — The first class of United States Naval Academy students graduate. Wikipedia ↗
1838 — Myall Creek massacre: Twenty-eight Aboriginal Australians are murdered. Wikipedia ↗
1829 — The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London. Wikipedia ↗
1805 — First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1793 — The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo. Wikipedia ↗
1793 — French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship. Wikipedia ↗
1786 — A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China. Wikipedia ↗
1782 — King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned. Wikipedia ↗
1719 — Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel. Wikipedia ↗
1692 — Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries". Wikipedia ↗
1624 — Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
1619 — Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt. Wikipedia ↗
1596 — Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island. Wikipedia ↗
1539 — Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice. Wikipedia ↗
1523 — Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark. Wikipedia ↗
1329 — The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
1190 — Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
671 — Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 10

1992 — Saulius Ambrulevičius, Lithuanian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Kate Upton, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1989 — DeAndre Kane, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — David Miller, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Mustapha Carayol, Gambian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Alexandra Stan, Romanian singer-songwriter, dancer, and model Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Jeff Teague, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Martin Harnik, German-Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Amobi Okoye, Nigerian-American football player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Al Alburquerque, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Marco Andreolli, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Richard Chambers, Irish rower Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Gert Dorbek, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Kaia Kanepi, Estonian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Dane Nielsen, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Andy Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Kreesha Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Johanna Kedzierski, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Dirk Van Tichelt, Belgian martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Marion Barber III, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Aaron Davey, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Leelee Sobieski, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Steve von Bergen, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Tara Lipinski, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ana Lúcia Souza, Brazilian ballerina and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Mat Jackson, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Albie Morkel, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Andrey Yepishin, Russian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Jessica DiCicco, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Matuzalém, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ovie Mughelli, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Dmitri Uchaykin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1980 — James Walsh, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Evgeni Borounov, Russian ice dancer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Kostas Louboutis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Svetlana Zakharova, Russian ballerina Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Raheem Brock, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Shane West, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Adam Darski, Polish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Mike Rosenthal, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Alari Lell, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — James Moore, Canadian journalist and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Esther Ouwehand, Dutch politician Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Hadi Saei, Iranian martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Henrik Pedersen, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Dustin Lance Black, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Robert Rave, American author Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Faith Evans, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Flesh-n-Bone, American rapper and actor Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Pokey Reese, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Steven Fischer, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Joel "JoJo" Hailey, American R&B singer, half of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Eric Upashantha, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Bobby Jindal, American journalist and politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Erik Rutan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Mike Doughty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Alex Santos, Filipino journalist Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Katsuhiro Harada, Japanese game designer, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Craig Hancock, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Kate Snow, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Bill Burr, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Derek Dooley, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Emma Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Darren Robinson, American rapper (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1966 — David Platt, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Susanne Albers, German computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Elizabeth Hurley, English model, actress, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Joey Santiago, American alternative rock musician (The Pixies) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Brad Henry, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Oklahoma Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Gina Gershon, American actress, singer and author Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian poet and author (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Wong Ka Kui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Brent Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Kelley Deal, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Kim Deal, American singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Maxi Priest, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Carlo Ancelotti, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Ernie C, American heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Body Count) Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Yu Suzuki, Japanese game designer and producer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Annette Schavan, German theologian and politician Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Andrew Stevens, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Moya Greene, Canadian businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Rich Hall, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Eileen Cooper, English painter and academic Wikipedia ↗
1953 — John Edwards, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Garry Hynes, Irish director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Christine St-Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Kage Baker, American author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Dan Fouts, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Tony Mundine, Australian boxer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Burglinde Pollak, German pentathlete Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Elías Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Michel Bastarache, Canadian businessman, lawyer, and jurist Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Ken Singleton, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Robert Wright, English air marshal Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Ze'ev Friedman, Polish-Israeli weightlifter (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Rick Price, English rock bass player Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Simon Jenkins, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Gordon Burns, Northern Irish journalist Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Chantal Goya, French singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Scottish lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Preston Manning, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Mickey Jones, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Shirley Owens, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Jürgen Prochnow, German actor Wikipedia ↗
1941 — David Walker, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Augie Auer, American-New Zealand meteorologist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1940 — John Stevens, English drummer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Rahul Bajaj, Indian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Violetta Villas, Belgian-Polish singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak, Indian mathematician and academic (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Vic Elford, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Peter Gibson, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Tom Pendry, Baron Pendry, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Pierre Cartier, French mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Bryan Cartledge, English academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia Wikipedia ↗
1931 — João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Aranka Siegal, Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — James McDivitt, American general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Ian Sinclair, Australian farmer and politician, 42nd Australian Minister for Defence Wikipedia ↗
1929 — E. O. Wilson, American biologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist Wikipedia ↗
1927 — László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Leo Gravelle, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Nat Hentoff, American historian, author, and journalist (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗